History vs. Lake County Lake County Captains The Lugnuts are 1-3 this year and 84-87 vs. the High-A Affiliate, Cleveland Baseball Team • 3-1 Captains all-time, with a record of 49-43 vs. the Caps at home, compared to 35-44 in Eastlake. LHP Matt Turner (2021 debut) In 2019, the Nuts won the series, 10-9. Meeting Score Meeting Score at 1. 5/4 at LAN W, 8-1 10. 7/16 at LAN 2. 5/5 at LAN L, 3-1 11. 7/17 at LAN 3. 5/6 at LAN L, 7-6 12. 7/18 at LAN Lansing Lugnuts 4. 5/7 at LAN L, 6-2 13. 8/3 at LC High-A Affiliate, Oakland Athletics • 1-3 5. 5/8 at LAN 14. 8/4 at LC 6. 5/9 at LAN 15. 8/5 at LC RHP Jeff Criswell (2021 debut) 7. 7/13 at LAN 16. 8/6 at LC 8. 7/14 at LAN 17. 8/7 at LC JACKSON® FIELD™ LANSING, MI SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021 7:05 PM GAME 5 9. 7/15 at LAN 18. 8/8 at LC Tonight: It’s Whiteclaws and Paws, with $3 White Claws and dogs welcome! On the field, the Nuts look to end a three-game losing streak to Lake County with the debutingJeff Criswell (Portage Central / University of Michigan) on the mound, followed by hard-throwing Colin Peluse, opposed by Lake County southpaw Matt Turner. Play ball, and Go Nuts! What’s New in 2021: In this, their 25th season in existence, the Lugnuts’ stadium name changed from Cooley Law School Stadium to Jackson® Field™, the Nuts moved up to the High-A Central, and they accepted an invitation to affiliate with the Oakland Athletics. The A’s are the Lugnuts’ fourth MLB partner, following the Kansas City Royals (1996-98), Chicago Cubs (1999-2004) and Toronto Blue Jays (2005-2020). Covid-19 Regulations: Capacity is limited to 20%, with a maximum attendance of 2200 allowed per game. Fans and media members must wear a mask at all times, unless actively eating or drinking at their seat. Beginning this season, Jackson® Field™ is now an entirely cashless facility. No one is permitted within 12 feet of the playing surface. In-game on-field promotions are currently prohibited. Last Night: Captains 6, Lugnuts 2. Right-hander Tanner Burns turned in a fine performance in his professional debut, tossing four scoreless innings with six strikeouts, and the Caps captured their third straight victory. Austen Wade homered in the winning cause for Lake County, while Lansing received two-hit performances from Michael Guldberg and Lester Mad- den, Jr. in defeat. UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES IN A NUTSHELL 1:05 p.m., Sunday, May 9 RHP Mason Hickman (2021 debut), Captains at RHP Stevie Emanuels (2021 debut), Lugnuts 1-3 7:05 p.m., Tuesday, May 11 RHP Seth Shuman (0.00), Lugnuts at RHP Eduardo Salazar (0.00), Dragons Streak: Lost 3 7:05 p.m., Wednesday, May 12 RHP Rafael Kelly (2.25), Lugnuts at RHP Noah Davis (1.80), Dragons 7:05 p.m., Thursday, May 13 RHP Richard Guasch (0.00), Lugnuts at RHP Lyon Richardson (0.00), Dragons Home: 1-3 Night: 1-3 7:05 p.m., Friday, May 14 RHP Reid Birlingmair (5.40), Lugnuts at RHP Graham Ashcraft (4.91), Dragons Road: 0-0 Day: 0-0 LUG•NOTES vs. LHP: 0-1 vs. RHP: 1-2 Meet the Boss: Scott Steinmann is the 16th manager in Lugnuts team history. Born in Dayton, Steinmann joins the Lugnuts after three straight seasons as- signed to manage Double-A Midland (though the 2020 season was canceled). Steinmann previously managed against the Lugnuts while with Wisconsin (2005), Tuesday: 1-0 Clinton (2009, 2014-15) and Beloit (2017). Wednesday: 0-1 Familiar Settings: 13 of the 30 Lugnuts players came through the Midwest League in Beloit on their way up the Athletics’ ladder, and coaching staff members Thursday: 0-1 Scott Steinmann, Don Schulze and Anthony Phillips all have experience in the league. Friday: 0-1 A Pleasant Peninsula: The Nuts have three players with Michigan ties: Max Schuemann (Portage Northern H.S.) becomes the first Lugnut to come from Eastern Saturday: 0-0 Michigan University, plus Jeff Criswell (Portage Central H.S.) and Jack Weisenburger (Rockford H.S.), who become the fourth and fifth Michigan Wolverine to play in Lansing (following Troy Miller, Jake Fox and Rich Hill). Sunday: 0-0 Finally: Pitchers Jeff Criswell, Stevie Emanuels and Shohei Tomioka, catchers Jared McDonald, Drew Millas and William Simoneit, first basemanPatrick Series wins: 0-0 McColl, and outfieldersMichael Guldberg and Jake Suddleson are all making their pro debut this season. Series losses: 0-0 Front Office Connections: Lugnuts pitching coach Don Schulze was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Cubs in 1980, 12 picks before Oakland Executive Series splits: 0 Vice President of Baseball Operations Billy Beane was drafted by the New York Mets. Lugnuts first basemanPatrick McColl set a new Harvard baseball single season record with 70 hits in 2019, breaking the previous record held by Athletics General Manager David Forst. Scored 1st: 1-1 Opponent scored 1st: 0-2 Clubhouse of Higher Learning: The Ivy League is well represented on the Lansing roster. OutfielderJake Suddleson and first basemanPatrick McColl played for Harvard, reliever Michael Danielak was drafted from Dartmouth and catcher William Simoneit spent four years at Cornell before grad-transferring to Wake Forest. Shutouts: 0-0 Power Five Baseball: The Lugnuts also represent the ACC (Michael Guldberg, Georgia Tech); Big 12 (Brady Basso, Oklahoma State); Big Ten (Jeff Criswell and Jack Weisenburger, Michigan; Dalton Sawyer, Minnesota); and the SEC (Cobie Vance, Alabama, and Ryan Gridley, Mississippi State); and the Pac-12 More hits than opp.: 1-0 (Stevie Emanuels, Washington). Fewer hits than opp.: 0-3 International Appeal: In addition to the 15 different states represented by Lugnuts players and coaching staff, there are seven nations represented: USA, Equal hits: 0-0 Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, South Africa and Venezuela. Comeback wins: - Teammates Then, Teammates Now: Several of the Nuts are quite familiar with one another. Jake Suddleson and Patrick McColl played together at Harvard, Reid Birlingmair and Charlie Cerny pitched together at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Jeff Criswell and Jack Weisenburger pitched together in Ann Arbor. Final at-bat wins: - The Lugnuts also have a pair of Wake Forest Demon Deacons, but William Simoneit played only one year at Wake, 2020, thus missing Colin Peluse by a year. Walk-offs: - Baseball America’s Top A’s Prospects MLB.com’s Top A’s Prospects Keith Law’s Top A’s Prospects Extra Innings: - No. 13 - CF Austin Beck No. 8 - P Jeff Criswell No. 5 - P Jeff Criswell No. 14 - P Jeff Criswell No. 12 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 14 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 18 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 18 - CF Austin Beck No. 15 - CF Austin Beck Leading Trailing Tied No. 23 - OF Michael Guldberg No. 28 - P Colin Peluse No. 17 - C Drew Millas No. 26 - P Colin Peluse No. 29 - OF Michael Guldberg No. 18 - OF Michael Guldberg After 6: 1-1 0-2 0-0 No. 27 - C Drew Millas No. 30 - C Drew Millas After 7: 1-0 0-3 0-0 No. 35 - P Richard Guasch No. 39 - P Stevie Emanuels After 8: 1-0 0-3 0-0 Jackson® Field™, 505 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912 | (517) 485-4500 | lansinglugnuts.com | @lansinglugnuts | Contact: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, [email protected] 33 SCOTT STEINMANN MANAGER Age: 47 | Height: 6’2 | Bats/Throws: L/R Year Team - League W-L PCT Finish 2003 Peoria - AZL 30-23 .566 3rd/3rd Born: July 17, 1973 | Hometown: Chandler, AZ 2004 Peoria - AZL 31-25 .554 T-2nd/5th 2005 Wisconsin - MWL 76-63 .547 1st/1st College: Miami University (Oxford, OH) 2007 High Desert - CAL 54-86 .386 5th/5th Pro Managerial Experience: 13th season 2008 West Tenn - SL 70-68 .507 T-1st/5th 2009 Clinton - MWL 69-68 .503 4th Years in Pro Baseball: 1996-present, 25th season 2011 Peoria - AZL 25-31 .446 2nd 2014 Clinton - MWL 61-77 .442 7th/6th Year Team - League G AB H HR AVG OPS 2015 Clinton - MWL 46-93 .331 6th/8th 1996 Lancaster - CAL 5 10 2 0 .200 .454 2017 Beloit - MWL 65-73 .471 T-4th/4th Everett - NWL 30 100 14 0 .140 .459 2018 Midland - TL 68-71 .489 3rd/3rd 1997 Wisconsin - MWL 72 225 48 0 .213 .545 2019 Midland - TL 73-66 .525 2nd/1st 1998 Orlando - SL 18 52 9 0 .173 .495 Total 12 years, 1294 G 597-697 .461 - Total 3 seasons 125 387 73 0 .189 .512 • Managed Wisconsin to MWL Championship Series in 2005. • Caught a two-inning, five-K Randy Johnson rehab ap- • On May 7, 2014, Steinmann’s Clinton LumberKings overcame a 17-1 • In addition to the managerial seasons above, Steinmann worked pearance in 1996 with Everett. deficit entering the 6th inning, scoring 19 unanswered runs for a 20-17 as a roving catching instructor in 1999 for Seattle and was a mem- • Member of Mariners organization, player and coach, from victory in 12 innings. It remains the largest deficit ever overcome in a ber of the coaching staff for Wisconsin (2000-01), San Bernardino 1996-2015... joined Oakland Athletics organization in 2017. professional baseball game. (2002), Peoria (2006), Everett (2010, 2012) and Tacoma (2013). Don Schulze Javier Godard Anthony Phillips Toshi Nagahara Connor Hughes Pitching Coach Hitting Coach Assistant Hitting Coach Head Athletic Trainer Sport Performance Coach Dixon, Illinois Baruta, Venezuela Bellville, South Africa -> Scottsdale, AZ Takamatsu, Japan -> Akron, OH Minden, Nevada 2019: Low-A Beloit 2019: High-A Stockton 2019: Low-A Beloit 2019: SS-A Vermont 16th season in A’s organization 3rd season in A’s organization 3rd season in A’s organization 15th season in A’s organization 3rd season in A’s organization Pitched 6 years in MLB Played 6 seasons in A’s MiLB system Member of Team South Africa in 2009 WBC Southern Arkansas University Boise State University Luggie’s Fast Facts 28 LUGNUTS CURRENTLY IN MLB Kansas City Royals 1996-1998 Arizona Diamondbacks: Tim Locastro (2015) Chicago Cubs 1999-2004 Toronto Blue Jays 2005-2020 Chicago Cubs: Jake Marisnick (2010-2011), Ryan Tepera (2010) Oakland Athletics 2021-present Detroit Tigers: Matthew Boyd (2013), Daniel Norris (2013) Colors .......................................................................red and black Miami Marlins: Jon Berti (2012) Mascot ..............................................................................